Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Sylvia came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Sylvia in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sylvia. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Sylvia data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sylvia:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Kansas (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Shell Oil Road Map for Kansas (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Sylvia is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Sylvia in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Sylvia for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Sylvia. See our Misc Page for Sylvia for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Sylvia:

Sylvia was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)